Nanomanufacturing : nano-structured materials made layer-by-layer.

Cox, James V. ; Cheng, Shengfeng ; Grest, Gary Stephen ; Tjiptowidjojo, Kristianto (University of New Mexico) ; Reedy, Earl David, Jr. ; Fan, Hongyou ; Schunk, Peter Randall ; Chandross, Michael Evan ; Roberts, Scott A.

Sandia National Laboratories

关键词: 36 Materials Science;    Microelectronics;    Materials;    Production;    Manufacturing;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1038208
RP-ID  :  SAND2011-8080
RP-ID  :  AC04-94AL85000
RP-ID  :  1038208

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Large-scale, high-throughput production of nano-structured materials (i.e. nanomanufacturing) is a strategic area in manufacturing, with markets projected to exceed $1T by 2015. Nanomanufacturing is still in its infancy; process/product developments are costly and only touch on potential opportunities enabled by growing nanoscience discoveries. The greatest promise for high-volume manufacturing lies in age-old coating and imprinting operations. For materials with tailored nm-scale structure, imprinting/embossing must be achieved at high speeds (roll-to-roll) and/or over large areas (batch operation) with feature sizes less than 100 nm. Dispersion coatings with nanoparticles can also tailor structure through self- or directed-assembly. Layering films structured with these processes have tremendous potential for efficient manufacturing of microelectronics, photovoltaics and other topical nano-structured devices. This project is designed to perform the requisite R and D to bring Sandia's technology base in computational mechanics to bear on this scale-up problem. Project focus is enforced by addressing a promising imprinting process currently being commercialized.